Whip-socket



(88808 1.) B W- MORRIS & W. HQRODGERS.

WHIP SOCKET.

No. 288,721. Patnte Nov. 20, 1888.

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M. PETERS, PmloLih-agnphar, WnalliugimL B. C.

UNITED: STATES I PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN W. MORRIS AND WILLIS H. RODGERS, OF OIROLEVILLE, OHIO.

WHIP-SOCKET.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 288,721, dated November20, 1883.

Applicationfiled February 14,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN W. MORRIS and Hum H. Ronenns, ofCircleville, in the county of Pickaway and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Whip-Sockets; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in whipsockets; and it consistsin the combination ofa slotted holder or socket and ratchetring,suitable spring actuated locking devices, and a lock for locking thering in position, so that the whip cannot be removed from the socket.

The object of our invention is to provide a means for locking the whipin the socket when the vehicle is left standing for a short time, sothat the whip cannot be stolen during the owners or drivers absence.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of our invention complete. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal cross section of the same. Fig. 3 is aside elevation of thesocket complete.

A represents'a suitable whip-socket, which has placed in its bottom theconical springreceiver or support B. This receiver or support is securedto the bottom of the socket and is intended to receive the butt of thewhip and support it in position. This re ceiver is made elastic'andconical, so as to take a sufficient hold upon the butt of the whip, toprevent it from moving loosely around from the jarring of the vehicle.Placed in the upper portion of the socket is the ringO, which hassuitable ratchets, D, formed on its inner side, and a small fineratchet, E, formed upon its bottom. This ring hasconnected to it thesmall knob or handle F, which projects through a horizontal slot, G, inthe socket. By means of this handle this ratchet-ring is made to turn orrotate in the socket any desired distance. Just below the ring is placeda small spring-lock of any kind, and the bolt of this lock is made toengage with the small ratchets E on the under side of the ring. Thisbolt serves to lock the ring in place by engaging with the ratchets E,and thus prevents the ring from rotating. As the ratchets 6X tend in thesame direction, if the ring is once turned so as to open the lockingdevices, and the bolt of the lock is then left free to move, the ringcan be readilymoved back into position again, because the bolt slipsidly over theratchets, and when the ring is returned to place, it isautomatically locked, and can only be moved when the key is againapplied to it. Fastened in the top of the socket are a number ofspring-actuated locking devices, 0, which extend down far enough to havetheir lower ends come inside of the ratchets D, formed in thelocking-ring. When these locking devices are left free to move, theirlower ends can be forced outward by the passage of the butt of the whip,so that the butt can pass freely down. When, however, this ring has beenturned so that the ratchets D press against the lower ends of thespringactuated locking devices, they are forced inward,-so as to graspthe side of the whip tightly, and thus prevent the Whip from beingpulled out of the socket. When the owner or the driver of a vehicle hasto leave it for any length of time, in order to prevent the whip frombeing stolen during his absence he has but to catch hold of the knob andmove around the ring in the slot, when the whip will be automaticallylocked in place without the use of the key. I When he returns, it willbe necessary to use the key, so as to unlock the ring, and then, afterthe ring has been moved, the whip can be freely removed and replaced atwill.

Having thus described our invention, we claim- The combination of thering 0, having ratchets formed in its inner edge to move the springs O,and having a ratchet, E, formed on its under side, and provided with aknob or handle F, with a lock having its bolt beveled at its upper edge,so that the ring can be freely closed, but cannot be opened without thehelp of the key, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

BENJAMIN WEST MORRIS. WILLIS H. RODGERS.

Witnesses:

O. N. LOREY, GEO. H. FIOKARDT.

